Regional Assignment Editor (French Services) (On Site)
Position Title:
Regional Assignment Editor (French Services) (On Site)
Status of Employment:
Permanent
Position Language Requirement:
French
Language Skills:
French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - C - Advanced)
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Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.
Unposting Date:
2026-11-17 11:59 PM
Radio-Canada Côte-Nord is looking for a Regional Assignment Editor assigned to the Sept-Îles station.
Role
: Assign and co-ordinate the daily work of journalists and camera operators assigned to regional coverage, in keeping with corporate standards and policies.
Key Tasks:
- Keep up with regional, national and international news stories through various sources.
- Contact media relations officers to obtain more information about a press conference or other media event. Decide whether the event deserves coverage.
- Encourage journalists to come up with their own story ideas.
- Choose which events will be covered during the day. Draw up the assignment schedule.
- Attend planning meetings for day-to-day, upcoming and special-event coverage.
Discuss the various events to be covered, express your opinions and consider those of the team.
- Inform the National Assignment Editor of local stories having a national angle or liable to take on national importance.
- Assign stories to journalists and co-ordinate their work. Discuss with reporters which angles they should take and direct them accordingly. Supply reporters with additional documentation if necessary. Inform them of what audio and video clips are available.
- Assign camera operators to shoots.
- If necessary, arrange reporters’ and camera operators’ schedules to meet coverage needs.
- Co-ordinate the work of a Research Journalist or Assignment Assistant as needed.
- Co-ordinate requests for collaboration on regional and national news and current affairs programs. Ensure that the required production resources are available to journalists.
- Closely follow events as they unfold. Be prepared to reassign journalists at any time. Plan and chase medium- and long-term assignments and create a bank of story ideas.
- May revise the form and content of the story. May suggest or demand corrections. May refuse to allow a story to be broadcast. Follow up with journalists after the broadcast.
- Write intros as needed.
- Occasionally set up interviews for reporters.
- Ensure that the items under your responsibility are ready on time for the various newscasts per the lineups (digital layouts). Also ensure that adequate human, budgetary and technical resources are available.
- Perform the duties of a Journalist or Regional Lineup Editor as required.
- Carry out all other related tasks as needed.
This role requires full-time in office presence.
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Five (5) years’ journalism experience or equivalent.
Skills:
- Extensive general knowledge.
- In-depth knowledge of regional current events and issues.
- Fluency in French (working language).
- Strong proficiency in English is an asset.
- In-depth knowledge of newsroom logistics.
- Very good knowledge of storytelling techniques specific to each platform.
- Knowledge of production techniques.
- Knowledge of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.
Selected candidates will be tested as follows:
- Interview.
Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:
- A mandatory Criminal record check.
- Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.
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